Severe weather risk Saturday night
Severe weather possible tonight
Strong and severe thunderstorms built across the Dakotas during the day on Saturday. This evening they have entered west central Minnesota and are tracking slightly south of eastward.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 2 a.m. for about the southwest quarter of Minnesota.
Storms are expected to turn a bit more to the right during the evening.The Twin Cities area is likely to experience some thunderstorms during the night, likely beginning by 10 p.m., but the strongest storms should pass by to the southwest.
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The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has prepared a graphic indicating some of the expected storm motion and timing.
As of about 7:35 p.m., the weather radar from the National Weather Service in Chanhassen was indicating strong to severe storms in west central Minnesota. Yellow boxes locate severe thunder storms.
Click here to check current radar.
Heat wave later this week
A bubble of hot, humid air will be headed our way this week and should arrive on Wednesday. Thursday will be the hottest day with highs in the 90s to low 100s and abundant humidity. Heat should hang on into Friday before a cold front sweeps it away to leave us with more-comfortable weather for next weekend.